Service difficulty report · Bear Strap · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 13, 2022
Submitted
March 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N767SW
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29807
Aircraft time
74,357 hours, 43,930 cycles
Part
Bear Strap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CRACK INDICATION ON FWD SERVICE DOOR BEAR STRAP BETWEEN BS 291.5 TO BS 294.5 AT LEVEL S-8R TO S-9R AT PASSENGER CABIN 2022-94771 / [01] TOOL USED: EDDY CURRENT FLAW DETECTOR P/N: NORTEC 500D; S/N: N500X12101V022237; DUE DATE: 06-OCT-22;[02] EDDY CURRENT EQUIPMENT P/N:NORTEC 600D; S/N: 60009161631; DUE DATE: 03-DEC-22;[03] REPAIRED BEAR STRAP AREA OF FWD SERVICE DOOR; FUSELAGE SKIN BTW BS 277+8 INCH AND BS 312+4 INCH AND BTW STR 6R TO STR 11R IAW SRM B737-700 53-10-01-2R-6 AND EA 22-153-00577.;[04] CORRECTED STEP 3.REPAIRED BEAR STRAP AREA OF FWD SERVICE DOOR; FUSELAGE SKIN BTW BS 277+8 INCH AND BS 312+4 INCH AND BTW STR 6R TO STR 11R IAW SRM B737-700 53-10-01-2R-6 REPAIR 6 AND EA 22-153-00577.SEE INDIVIDUAL STEP SIGN OFFS BELOW;[05] VERIFIED TASK COMPLETE. TASK RII.